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CPA CHARITABLE FUNDS

Registered charity 263147 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C P A, COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION

To help achieve its objectives, the CPACF provides funding for charitable activities including: Technical Assistance Programmes; Conferences to share knowledge and best practice; Grants for parliaments to make their buildings and activities accessible for persons with disabilities.

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Latest income
£215k
Latest spending
£463k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant deficit of £2,660,135 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a transition in legal status that resulted in the loss of membership fee income. Despite this deficit, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £884,143, which the Trustees note is significantly more than the required amount under their reserves policy. The Trustees and auditors confirm that the charity remains a going concern with adequate liquid funds to meet obligations for at least the next two years.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: financial investments (47% of income)
“Of this, the charity’s core income was from financial investments (47%) and partnership income (34%).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operational expenditure (held: £884k)
“The Trustees note that this is significantly more than the required amount in the reserves policy which mandates that reserves ought to be sufficient to cover three to six months of operational expenditure of the organisation.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document states an outstanding balance exists between CPA and CPACF but does not explicitly label it as a 'related party transaction' in the narrative, though Note 19 is titled 'Related parties’ transaction'. The balance is £20,095.
“prepayment & advances for 2025 programme related events. The outstanding balance between CPA and CPACF at the year-end amounts to £20,095. members acted as Trustees for the charity during their term in office up until their resignation on 7 November 2024.” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Electoral Commission register entries

Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£49k
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~12.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Anguilla · Antigua And Barbuda · Australia · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cameroon · Canada · Cayman Islands · Cook Islands

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£215k£463k
31/12/2024£469k£3.2m
31/12/2023£3.1m£3.2m
31/12/2022£2.8m£3.0m
31/12/2021£2.6m£1.8m

Common questions

Is CPA CHARITABLE FUNDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant deficit of £2,660,135 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a transition in legal status that resulted in the loss of membership fee income. Despite this deficit, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £884,143, which the Trustees note is significantly more than the required amount under their reserves policy. The Trustees and auditors confirm that the charity remains a going concern with adequate liquid funds to meet obligations for at least the next two years. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.